title: Recombinant alpha-interferon may be efficacious in acute hepatitis B.
abstract: Whereas, in chronic type B hepatitis, the therapeutic effect of alpha-interferon has been studied extensively, data on the effect of interferon on the course and prognosis of acute hepatitis B are scarce in the literature. We report a case of acute type B hepatitis complicated by life-threatening extrahepatic manifestations where recombinant alpha-interferon facilitated clinical, biochemical, and serological recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine E, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Halevy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Achiron
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nili
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luboshits
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yerushalmi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Theodor
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins